Yus, My Dear
Wally and Lil Briggs have moved from the caravan site where they lived for many years and now live in a council house. Wally has even got a well-paid job on a building site and life is looking good for them. The arrival of Benny, Wally's younger brother, spoils their happiness as he sponges off Wally while looking for a permanent place to stay. Lil is all too aware of his tricks even if the gullible Wally is not ...
Wally misses his gambling, when Lil decides to intercept his pay packet. Benny comes up with a scheme to get Wally back into the bookies
Lil's nephew, Jimmy, has come to stay and has brought with him a variety of small pets. Wally and Benny can't resist playing a few schoolboy pranks on Lil ...
Jimmy is still with the Briggs and his attempt at doing his homework is not helped when Benny and Wally get involved!
Wally is not normally the jealous type but when Lil announces she has taken up old-time dancing and is going away with her handsome dance partner, his suspicions are aroused.
Wally and Benny are frittering away money at the greyhound track but, after finally getting a big win on a dog called 'Blackjack', Wally is offered a chance to buy the dog ... an offer he seems unable to refuse!
Lil is unhappy with their uncomfortable bed and wants a new one but Wally is perfectly happy with it. Benny, ever the opportunist, takes them to his friends furniture warehouse in order to see the beds on show ...
Phyllis, a glamorous friend of Molly's wants Wally to do some odd jobs around her flat. Benny suggests that she invite Wally to her flat, without mentioning the work. Wally is delighted at the invitation, blissfully unaware at what lies ahead.
Lil is fed up with Benny living with them so when she hears that Carole, one of his ex-girlfriends, has divorced, she encourages him to take up with her again. After all Carole is wealthy and she can afford him more than they can!
Lil is fed up with Benny living with them so when she hears that Carole, one of his ex-girlfriends, has divorced, she encourages him to take up with her again. After all Carole is wealthy and she can afford him more than they can!
Benny is on commission from a friend to sell some big freezers. He persuades Lil to buy one but it soon goes wrong and he gets more than the cold shoulder from his irate sister-in-law ...
Lil wants to take out a life insurance policy on Wally but he's having nothing to do with it - so Lil decides to take out the policy in secret. Naturally, Benny knows a friend who can do it while earning himself some commission at the same time.
When Lil's nephew Jimmy arrives on a stop over before his fishing trip, Wally accidentally creates chaos ...
As if they hadn't had enough of his company, Benny persuades Wally and Lil to go on a package holiday to Spain!
Life would be rosy for Wally and Lil Briggs if it wasn't for Wally's brother, Benny, who prefers to spend Wally's wages rather than earn any of his own. He doesn't think twice before breaking into their home with a bird!
Benny's plan to move in with his brother is given the cold shoulder by Lil who is not keen on having a non-paying guest in the house.
Benny causes an accident after borrowing Lil's TV set and leaving the wires trailing across the living room floor. Lil is confined to bed after tripping over the wires and Benny's penance is to do the housework for her until she recovers. But Benny is suspicious as to the extent of her injuries so, after several days of drudgery, he decides to test her out...
Benny decides to make an honest woman of Molly and invites Wally and Lil to a posh restaurant to celebrate. As usual, Wally ends up paying the bill!
Lil is anxious to have her bedroom redecorated and Benny offers to do the job for half-price. When she sees how little he has done on the first day she fires him - a decision she lives to regret.
When Benny and Molly are stranded in the fog, they turn up at the Briggs' house asking to stay the night. A reluctant Lil has to let them stay but is determined to get her own back on Wally's sponging brother.
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| Language | English |
| Release | 1976-01-11 |
| Producer | LWT |